Quickie divorce likely to stay
A majority of MPs are set to thwart cabinet plans to stop ‘quickie divorces’, which were part of the new coalition agreement. Labour (PvdA) MPs are set to side with the opposition to prevent justice minister Ernst Hirsch Ballin stopping the procedure.
This speedy procedure involves downgrading a formal marriage to a civil partnership, which can then be ended by civil servant.
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